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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Drinks don't need a big introduction so I'll make this short.

We had a grapefruit and some lemons lying around in the fridge which were beginning to get soft. Generally, a good use of left-over vegetables (limp carrots, yellowing celery, etc) lying around in the fridge, is to make a soup. But what to do with softening fruit that's been in the fridge too long? Make drinks, obviously.

This margarita recipe was the result. We used agave syrup instead of sugar/simple syrup and I liked the end result because it is not very sweet, it is extremely refreshing and is particularly good with the salt around the glass.

Directions:
In a blender, combine grapefruit, lemon and lime juices, tequila, agave syrup, and ice. Blend (the amount of ice will cool the drink but won't turn it into a slush; alternatively you can also combine these ingredients in a shaker and strain into the glasses). Pour some salt on a plate. Run a lime wedge around the rim of each glass. Place the rim of each glass in the salt and twist slightly. Fill with the cocktail and add a few ice cubes. Decorate with lime wedges. Welcome to margaritaville!